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  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    ~Tomorrow, on the fifteenth day of August, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven; or, as it is also called, Marymass. For this happy day, I am re-posting the following Assumption day entry.  “Mary’s life on Earth drew to a close. Her eyes were fixed on Heaven. Her heart beat with affection…

  • An Encore for May, The Month of Mary

    ~This post is an encore from May of 2023, but its contents remain ever-true, because she to whom it is dedicated stands firm in her goodness, purity, and radiant love. This “she” is the Most Holy Blessed Virgin Mary, and Catholics around the world love her in unison with her Son, Christ Jesus. May God bless you all in May,…

  • The Clement and Loving Mother, Mary

    Today, I am going back to The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori. In the excerpt I am posting, the Marian saint speaks of the clemency of Mary and of her great charity. St. Alphonsus relates that: …. to our Lady’s great compassion for sinners, St. Bernard calls her the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. And St. Leo…

  • Merry Christmas!

    “I don’t know what to do! I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to every-body! A happy New Year to all the world! Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!”  ~ Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by…

  • The Miraculous Medal

    “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” -words inscribed on the front side of the Miraculous Medal as requested by Our Lady Today is the commemoration of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. On this day, we remember the 1830 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Catherine Laboure in Paris, France. In…